Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 6005, Bennett 72 |
| Object type | Open cluster |
| Coordinates | 15h 56 min - 57° 26' Norma (Nor) |
| Description | Only one degree from NGC 5999
this rather inconspicuous open cluster also lies in a dense part of the
Milky Way in Norma. Dreyer states that the individual stars shine at
mag 16. Others say they shine a mag 11.8 and fainter. Overall
magnitude is 10.7.
The field of view is 37 x 25 arc minutes. North is down (180°). |
| Exposure | NRGB 27:9:9:9 min @ -20°C ; all exposures unbinned, no filter on luminance |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik Type 2 filterset - selfguided |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 20Jul2006 @ 02:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8/10, Seeing 6-7/10, Temperature + 14°C |
